tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post4977376706721201931..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: India = Silicon Valley + Africa ?Steve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-42429234758166475912011-04-06T05:10:27.437-04:002011-04-06T05:10:27.437-04:00One of the reasons for your subjective experience ...One of the reasons for your subjective experience may be the difference in English language skills. An person with better communication skills may appear to be smarter than he actually is.AshokAshoknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-27236735303410847282011-04-03T20:31:00.386-04:002011-04-03T20:31:00.386-04:00Please read more carefully. I wrote "could ma...Please read more carefully. I wrote "could maintain A modern level of development" not the SAME level of development. I agree with your point, but it doesn't contradict what I wrote. Of course no country has world class capability in every single area (well, maybe the US does, almost). But there is a qualitative difference between a country that has strong capability in most steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-87592743055581709412011-04-03T11:16:16.171-04:002011-04-03T11:16:16.171-04:00The limiting factor in building something consumer...The limiting factor in building something consumer web startups like google, facebook, or amazon is not the technological challenge but rather gaining traction. <br /><br />Indians browse the internet in English so minimal internationalization is required in many cases. Internationalization is usually not a high priority for most startups so its easy for Chinese versions of the startups to becomeGjjjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1774190430435472922011-04-03T11:03:47.927-04:002011-04-03T11:03:47.927-04:00Why hasn't anyone mentioned the dependency rat...Why hasn't anyone mentioned the dependency ratio?Inspector_Sidney_Wangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-13627946943053838812011-04-02T18:08:40.364-04:002011-04-02T18:08:40.364-04:00That will likely not appease Hindu nationalist sin...That will likely not appease Hindu nationalist since they are by definition, nationalists (their concerns are ethnic and racial with a group of people). Thus they will look at the number of Chinese who have won vs the number of Hindus as more appropriate and that may cause some consternation.anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-23085343943093493652011-04-02T00:43:43.967-04:002011-04-02T00:43:43.967-04:00The whole of the former Raj has one more Nobel in ...The whole of the former Raj has one more Nobel in science than China.Inspector_Sidney_Wangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-42033688899980898212011-04-01T20:05:17.786-04:002011-04-01T20:05:17.786-04:00It's well known that many Hindu nationalists h...It's well known that many Hindu nationalists have fragile egos and inadequacy complexes. This post and many of its comments will likely set some of them off.anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-87963377396669316012011-04-01T19:07:06.883-04:002011-04-01T19:07:06.883-04:00what works in one prace (roud superficiar guy is s...<i>what works in one prace (roud superficiar guy is seen as "naturar reader" or CEO materiar, or even superior Ivy materiar) may not pray in ozer curtures or contexts</i><br /><br />Ah so. Dis anon soun' li' very crever ferrow.<br /><br />I wonder if i' ha' ever occurred to you that maybe "what prays" might be measure jus' li' IQ is measure. But den li&Inspector_Sidney_Wangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-5233881809169325232011-04-01T16:59:42.974-04:002011-04-01T16:59:42.974-04:00Regarding Steve Sailer's opinion of India vs C...Regarding Steve Sailer's opinion of India vs China, he had made it clear long time agon at following debate.<br /><br />http://anglosphere.com/weblog/archives/000313.html<br /><br />It is long way to go for Indian to shedd their servility mindset toward their Western colonial masters when they are happy simply because Westerners like them more than Chinese.AGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-45595591253580310512011-04-01T16:07:56.160-04:002011-04-01T16:07:56.160-04:00Some of the comments reveal childish mindset of co...Some of the comments reveal childish mindset of commentators. Allowing such kind of comments is really deteriorating quality of this blog. Moderation might be good idea to keep quality.AGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-90812766470046712011-04-01T14:46:06.860-04:002011-04-01T14:46:06.860-04:00That is why IQ test was invented in the first plac...That is why IQ test was invented in the first place. An idiot will never be able to appreciate the smartness of Einstein. Just base on subjective impression, non-all those IMO winners looks smart.IQ testnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-29284231261853239662011-04-01T14:09:38.050-04:002011-04-01T14:09:38.050-04:00Agree that there is a lot of gains to be made by c...Agree that there is a lot of gains to be made by changing the dysfunctional institutions. On the other hand, low functioning countries like Haiti is not plagued just with low genetic potential, but also dysfunctional government. It seems there is a strong correlation. It seems democracy in these cases have a tendency of allowing the status quo to continue. Of course there are states inside India Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-12710629322810136732011-04-01T13:07:55.019-04:002011-04-01T13:07:55.019-04:00Steve misses THE most OBVIOUS reason.
White Amer...Steve misses THE most OBVIOUS reason. <br /><br />White Americans have a much greater affinity for Indians and vice versa. Though they will deny it, even the most liberal hippe douche can't get over the appearance of orientals and their much more alien culture.<br /><br />Of course looking at the history of letters in China and India it is clear to all who can see that the Indians have an Hans_Brixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-49469721902486384182011-04-01T12:45:18.902-04:002011-04-01T12:45:18.902-04:00I find discussions and posts such as the above qui...<i>I find discussions and posts such as the above quite exhausting as they mostly pretend everything is due to inherent genetic or cultural traits</i><br /><br />They are exhausting, but I have fun posting comments here. They make me laugh. <br /><br />Imagine what the Romans and Greeks would have said about the Germans if they'd thought up all the IQ jive. Now what do the Germans say about Hans_Brixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-85814204570497865552011-04-01T12:23:01.097-04:002011-04-01T12:23:01.097-04:00"1. Aggressive or glib salesy types are more ..."1. Aggressive or glib salesy types are more common among the S. Asians. There is even a stereotype among E. Asians (from Asia, even in my father's generation) that S. Asians can be big talkers who don't back it up. In Confucian culture, this is considered very bad. Traditional E. Asians are more "under promise -- over deliver" types."<br /><br />Having personally AGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-43292510167589781582011-04-01T11:48:08.736-04:002011-04-01T11:48:08.736-04:00Well of course!
I find discussions and posts such...Well of course!<br /><br />I find discussions and posts such as the above quite exhausting as they mostly pretend everything is due to inherent genetic or cultural traits<br />whereas there is so much left to do in regards to economic liberalization. It's like opining on China of Mao in the 70s and deciding that Chinese culture<br />breeds poverty etc. It MIGHT, but you can't conclude Contemplationisthttp://man-with-the-silver-gun.myopenid.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-36681674725086100242011-04-01T09:18:49.228-04:002011-04-01T09:18:49.228-04:00An good example of how much more physically attrac...An good example of how much more physically attractive Indians are compared to Chinese.<br /><br />There isn't a singre woman in arr of Chiner as beutifur as her.Hans_Brixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-12077501672924489332011-04-01T05:59:12.300-04:002011-04-01T05:59:12.300-04:00This is probably the Sailer article in question: h...This is probably the Sailer article in question: http://isteve.blogspot.com/2010/07/global-grand-strategy-for-2100.html . He is talking more about the influence of East vs. South Asians in the West rather than about India and China per se.JLOVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-51315935227761537152011-04-01T02:20:55.826-04:002011-04-01T02:20:55.826-04:00Yeah, I do know that you're not a supporter of...Yeah, I do know that you're not a supporter of state coercion in this regard. <br /><br />Also, while I can wholly appreciate a difference in perspectives between me and a Chinese person in China, the cultural difference explanation doesn't work when it comes to Chinese-Americans like you (corroborated by my experience in discussing such matters with Chinese-American friends who share Abcdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-44616666018031669662011-04-01T01:46:48.706-04:002011-04-01T01:46:48.706-04:00"Now, how anyone could draw an equivalence be..."Now, how anyone could draw an equivalence between myself and the riff-raff that populate many HBD blogs is beyond me."<br /><br />You answered that question in the very next line with this: <br /><br />"Now, as far as I can tell, your primary beef with me is that I seem to be somewhat sympathetic towards some of William Shockley's views on eugenics."<br /><br />"Too Abcdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-24273314545231218402011-04-01T01:33:47.704-04:002011-04-01T01:33:47.704-04:00Alas my views are far different! I'm really no...Alas my views are far different! I'm really not obsessed with race, like most people in the HBD blogosphere. I've defended blacks and Jews from criticism, i.e when I called out Sailer for referring to blacks and Jews as the reigning heavyweights of competitive aggrievement. I've defended whites against blacks and Hispanics in the affirmative action debate. I've been outspoken Yan Shennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-44141133055144302342011-04-01T01:10:30.287-04:002011-04-01T01:10:30.287-04:00"Perhaps abcd can dig those up for us, since ..."Perhaps abcd can dig those up for us, since he seems to be obsessed with what I post on various HBD blogs."<br /><br />If you state explicitly that your views are similar to those of people commenting on the aforesaid blogs, I'll not bother to call you out on what I see as prejudice couched in holier-than-thou terms when you post on Dr. Hsu's blog.Abcdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-29724214136931859162011-04-01T01:04:54.264-04:002011-04-01T01:04:54.264-04:00"Regarding the aforementioned individual, Mr...."Regarding the aforementioned individual, Mr. SS, it's almost certain that in his specific case, his opinions of South Asians versus East Asians are motivated by his racial ideology."<br /><br />The subtext behind all the griping is really about East Asians being demonstrably more intelligent than non-Jewish whites, something that's hard for most people to get used to. East Abcdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-41044508872699001242011-04-01T00:53:24.822-04:002011-04-01T00:53:24.822-04:00LOL! This is amusing because it is so true, and no...LOL! This is amusing because it is so true, and nobody really says this in polite company.Abcdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-46955069833583407342011-03-31T23:59:20.385-04:002011-03-31T23:59:20.385-04:00***India optimists are only thinking about the eli...***India optimists are only thinking about the elite minority -- what about the rest of the population? ***<br /><br />If India win the cricket World Cup, they will be happy :-) Actually, a lot of people should be as this model has promised to strip if India win.<br /><br />“I’m confident of my body and I’m doing this to excite our boys to play better.”<br /><br />http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/bottinoreply@blogger.com